Vincent Thomas Wesley Franklin, 25, was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his mother and stepfather, Susan Runne, 45, and stepfather, Andre Graydon Runne Jr., 44.

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Clarke Morrison

Human remains found near the scene of a double homicide have been positively identified as those of a missing Asheville woman who was the former girlfriend of accused murderer Vincent Thomas Wesley Franklin.

The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office is not yet releasing the cause of death of Cheyenne Nichole VanTreese, agency spokeswoman Natalie Bailey said Saturday.

VanTreese, 23, was reported missing by her mother on Nov. 5, and investigators discovered the remains Thursday near a residence on ...